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Go With the Flow(chart) to Vote

Your Shorthand Guide to How, When and Where to Cast a Ballot

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Op/ed: Should Presidential Campaigns Ditch the Door-Knocking?

Experts Say Success of Voter Outreach Tactics Depends on Who’s Doing the Work—and Where

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From Breaking the Glass Ceiling to Shattering Stereotypes

Scholar of Supreme Court Lists 5 Legacies of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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UMD-Post Poll: Americans Prefer Not to Pack Polls on Election Day

Strong Support Found for Voting Early and by Mail

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Research: COVID-19 Challenges Shouldn’t Keep College Students From Casting Ballots

UMD Announces Xfinity Center as Polling Location

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UMD Critical Issues Poll Finds Partisans Unswayed by Conventions, but Independents Shift Slightly to Biden

Results Also Show Most Americans Have Favorable View of BLM Movement

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5 Steps to Making Your Voice Heard on Election Day

TerpsVote Encourages Students to Get Involved—and to Note Deadlines

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The Significance of ‘The Most Insignificant Office’

With Biden’s Pick of Harris, UMD Expert Traces the Growing Role and Influence of Vice Presidents

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Op/Ed: Minority COVID Rates Not Tied to Lack of Precautions

Black and Hispanic Americans More Likely to Try to Protect Themselves, UMD Professor Finds

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Gen Z, Gender, Politics and a Pandemic

Research Reveals How Gender, Partisanship Influence Young Americans’ Attitudes on COVID-19

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Postcard Power Rocks the Vote

Pennsylvania Registration Effort Shows Promise in Recruiting New Voters

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Wide Majority of Americans Support Masks, Social Distancing, Staying Home to Fight Pandemic

UMD-Post Poll Finds Expectations for Safe Public Gatherings Slip to Later in Summer

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